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Abdeslam refuses extradition to France

Salah Abdeslam will refuse extradition to France, his lawyer Sven Mary told POLITICO, minutes before the suspected terrorist was due back in front of a judge in Belgium on Saturday.

“We will refuse extradition to France because there is first a Belgian case that needs to be addressed,” Mary said, adding, “I can confirm however that he is cooperating with the Belgian Justice Department.”

Abdeslam cannot sit or stand because of the wound sustained while being captured by the Belgian Police on Friday.

Abdeslam will be sent to a prison in the city of Bruges, but is due to appear Wednesday before a council of judges who are expected to confirm his arrest warrant.